"aken" meaning in Middle English

See aken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} aken
  1. alternative form of oken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: oken
    Sense id: en-aken-enm-adj-OeK-t5~~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈaːkən/, /ˈɛːkən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English acan, from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną; equivalent to ache + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:acan}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|acan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English acan, {{inh+|enm|ang|acan}} Inherited from Old English acan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*akan}} Proto-West Germanic *akan, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*akaną|id=ache}} Proto-Germanic *akaną, {{af|enm|ache|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} ache + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} aken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|ak|ok|c=6|p_part2=0|w=ed|y=0}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], aken [infinitive], to aken [infinitive], ake [infinitive], ake [first-person, present, singular], ok [first-person, past, singular], aked [first-person, past, singular], akest [present, second-person, singular], oke [past, second-person, singular], akedest [past, second-person, singular], aketh [present, singular, third-person], ok [past, singular, third-person], aked [past, singular, third-person], ake [present, singular, subjunctive], oke [past, singular, subjunctive], aked [past, singular, subjunctive], ake [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], aken [plural, present], ake [plural, present], oken [past, plural], oke [past, plural], akeden [past, plural], akede [past, plural], aketh [imperative, plural, present], ake [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], akynge [participle, present], akende [participle, present], aken [participle, past], ake [participle, past], aked [participle, past], ake [alternative], eken [alternative]
  1. To ache, to hurt.
    Sense id: en-aken-enm-verb-U4uRq8hX Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pain Disambiguation of Pain: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "oken"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of oken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oken",
          "oken#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aken"
}

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